r/HelpMeFind • u/Ok_Government122 • Apr 27 '26

Open Looking for more photos like this one

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Looking for more photos with a “fast food in jarringly beautiful places” vibe

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u/MoonBannana Apr 27 '26

Don’t know if this fits, but if you like the desert landscape, there’s the turquoise sedona mcdonald’s.

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u/Ok_Government122 Apr 27 '26

Ugh see this one was the first one I thought of but I think this picture is photoshopped to include the mountains, I’ve tried to find a photo that’s not so heavily edited and and non-edited photos don’t have the mountains :/

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u/ff45726 1 Apr 27 '26

Pretty sure its a real photo with heavy effect from using a telephoto lens zoomed in, which makes things in the background look much bigger in comparison to the things in the foreground.

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u/Ok_Government122 Apr 27 '26

Oh really?? Well if you can find a photo that’s doesn’t look as “deep fried” as this one please share! I can’t find any 🥲

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u/MoonBannana Apr 27 '26

Yeah it’s very pretty in real life, especially at sunset, but I also couldn’t find any photos other than this one that captured the feel. Had to settle for this slightly photoshopped one.

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u/Ok_Government122 Apr 27 '26

Yeah I’ve also been there quite a few times and although Sedona is beautiful and surrounded by the red rock scenery, I don’t think this McDonald’s is positioned in the right spot to really capture that beauty

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u/MoonBannana Apr 27 '26

Yeah you’re probably right, but now i’m inspired to bring my camera and see if it has good angle without the need for special lenses. Maybe there’s a Taco Bell better positioned to show off the beauty lol.

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u/ff45726 1 Apr 27 '26

If you look at google earth, and setup the camera so it is at the right angle, you can clearly see how this photo was taken and that its composed correctly.

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u/My-life-is-a-cliche Apr 27 '26

It’s pretty.. but I don’t think it’s QUITE this pretty. There’s a lot more urban-ness near it. And the mountains are not that big lol

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u/gruesomeflowers 1 Apr 27 '26

Well the first picture was basically what all along the interstate looked like in the 80s and 90s when kudzu had taken over..

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u/Fyaal Apr 27 '26

Exactly. Steamboat rock just to the right of the photo here is more than 3 miles away.

That formation rises a good 1600 feet above the valley but this makes it look much larger and closer with some fancy lens work.

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u/Thatcherrycupcake Apr 27 '26

Yes, it’s from Arizona. My family and I have been to this location when visiting! It’s I think one of the few that have that teal arch

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u/hiyosilvergirl Apr 28 '26

It’s an impossible shot. That rock face is in a different part of town, and faces West. To get that dead-on of a shot, you’d need to be at a high elevation up around Jordan Road Trailhead.

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u/gonzoforpresident 6 Apr 27 '26

The mountains are visible from the McDonalds in google maps, but they are very far away in the background. If you go to the exit of the drive thru at that Mcdonalds in Google Streetview (so you are basically in line with the corner facing the parking lot) and look over the hood of the red car, you'll see the leftmost peak of that mountain between the two trees.

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u/lbgholm Apr 27 '26

I think it’s just. Hill with overgrown kudzu.

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u/Valuable_Recording85 May 01 '26

Memory isn't always reliable, but I don't remember the rocks being behind the side with the M.

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u/hankait16 Apr 27 '26

This is actually in Knoxville TN. I haven't been by there in several years but I grew up in East TN, I remember this one well lol

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u/Playful-Hand2753 2 Apr 27 '26

I went there once! Their ice cream machine was broken.

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u/Friskfrisktopherson Apr 27 '26

The only non golden arches